The UK will deploy troops as part of a NATO maneuver unprecedented since the Cold War
The United Kingdom will deploy 20,000 troops this year to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as part of an unprecedented post-Cold War maneuver, Defense Minister Grant Shaps announced on Monday.
This deployment, he described “most important” For forty years, for the British military within NATO “threat” Presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Troops from the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and Army will be deployed across Europe and beyond for the exercise, known as “Steadfast Defender”, which is planned for the first half of the year and will bring together troops from thirty other NATO member states. Also Sweden, a candidate for membership. Combat or surveillance aircraft as well as ships and submarines must participate.
In a speech at Lancaster House in London, Scheps stressed that NATO faces challenges. “more important than ever” From Russia, China, Iran or North Korea, added that there were opponents of the alliance “more connected” than ever
The United Kingdom also invited its allies to increase their military spending by committing it to 2.5% of its gross domestic product, or 0.5% more than planned for NATO members. At a time when some Western countries’ support for Ukraine is being called into question, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week pledged 2.5 billion pounds sterling (2.9 billion euros) over two years to Kiev.
